Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The novel that reintroduced the Napoleon of crime to the Victorian underworld is now back in printafter almost forty years. London is in terror. The streets are filled with dippers, macers, and bullies of every description, all collecting "contributions for the Professor." But Holmes saw Professor Moriarty swept over a waterfall in Switzerland! Could it be that Europe's Master Criminal somehow survived, and has returned to battle Holmes again in the greatest crime duel of all time? It could indeed.
Synopsis
The novel that reintroduced the Napoleon of crime to the Victorian underworld Once again, the game is afoot... What really happened in Switzerland between Moriarty and Sherlock Holmes in 1891? And why is Holmes, now in London at 221B Baker Street, curiously uncooperative with Scotland Yard's inquiries? Furthermore, why has Moriarty planned a grand meeting with the international crime syndicate? These are the questions that make up the larger mystery of the sinister Professor Moriarty's return.
About the Author
Thriller writer John Gardner (1926-2007) had fifty-five books to his credit when he died, many of them bestsellers, including his Professor James Moriarty novels, which Pegasus Books and AudioGO are proud to re-introduce after forty years.